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Newspaper
Weston Leader
Location
Weston, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1918
Page
1
Lane county war board recommends harsher punishment for growers and employers. Destruction of Johnson orchard near Coquille and 40 jobs lost there are noted along with other wartime measures including flour rationing, road projects, and a push to accelerate airplane material production.
A fragmented note describes a stance that warfare is the business at hand and asserts that victory cannot come from a single rush along the line. It references men who see straight and shoot straight, emphasizing calculated action.
Washington reports the Senate approved an army appropriation of more than twelve billion dollars for wartime needs and authority to raise a large army. The bill moves to conference with many amendments, including authorizing a Russian legion of friendly aliens and training foreign troops domestically for service overseas, signaling joint action with the southern republics.
American forces on the Marne front captured Vaux and land west of Chateau Thierry, securing a large section of the Paris highway and wooded areas. About 500 prisoners were taken, including seven officers, with many sent to rear areas or hospitals. An entire German regiment near Hill 204 is reported virtually annihilated.
President Wilson vetoed the legislative, executive and judicial appropriation bill over a provision raising government clerks’ workday from seven to eight hours. He said wartime labor conditions should not worsen for workers and opposed the change.
President Wilson urges Congress to grant government control of telegraph and telephone systems. With Western Union workers poised to strike, lawmakers may act before recess to authorize presidential takeover of the networks.
Eugene V Debs a four time socialist presidential candidate was arrested in Cleveland by a U S marshal as he prepared to deliver a speech at the Socialist State Convention in Canton Ohio on June 16. The warrant relates to the Canton address.
The Senate, by a large majority, rejected House objections and approved raising the government minimum price for wheat to 240 a bushel, a move backed despite opposition. Renate Etrony is not clearly linked to the action in the readable text.
A war bulletin reports American forces seized 40 prisoners in surprise raids northwest of Montdidier. The Rome dispatch tallies 50,000 to 60,000 Austrian casualties in the Piave battle and notes total Italian front losses around 112,000 men in recent engagements.
New York New wheat prices announced by the Food Administration Grain Corporation set a minimum of 2 dollars per bushel for No 1 wheat aboard cars in the intermountain territory. Basis prices for No 1 wheat across markets range from about 2.16 to 2.29 dollars per bushel with No 2 and No 4 pricing below accordingly and various special classes listed with premiums and discounts.
The government bans mailing perishable goods to troops due to deliverability issues. A new public service commission order changes wheat grading by July 16, simplifying classes for hard red spring into three categories. Oregon federal funds show $236,062.11 added, bringing total to $472,124.22 with $436,083.80 planned for projects.
Portland and Seattle market notices show feed grains at $59 ton for No 2 white and $74 for cracked corn, Timothy hay $24.60, butter 48 to 4 cents per pound across regions, eggs 37 cents a dozen, potatoes $1.25 to $1.50 per hundred, poultry prices and other farm items, with exhortations to conserve and prepare for winter.
Italian war offices report Monte Valbella captured after bitter fighting. Over 600 Austro-Hungarians taken prisoner and a second major Austrian effort halted by Italian infantry artillery and machine guns. Two large Austrian assaults repulsed with heavy losses and more than 2000 prisoners taken in total.
French troops attacked from Ambleny to Montgobert capturing German positions and pushing lines forward. in Amiens area French forces advanced near Semecat and Avre Woods. British forces under Field Marshal von Hindenburg repelled a three mile advance along Nieppe forest, pushing back gray-coated troops about 1500 yards. The action aimed to seize the Nieppe forest to threaten Hasbrouck and threaten a British retreat from Toea.
Washington reports the first full wartime fiscal year shows outlays exceed 12.6 billion dollars since July 1, 1917. The ongoing war drains about 80 million dollars daily from the public treasury, with total cost to date near 12.8 billion.
A German submarine torpedoed the hospital ship Llandovery Castle off the Irish coast on June 27. The vessel chartered by Canada carried wounded from England to Canada and was en route to England when attacked. On board were 288 crew, 89 from the Canadian Army Medical Corps and 14 women. The captain and others are among the casualties. The attack occurred without a warning.
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